Roman Catholic Diocese of Szombathely

Diocese of Szombathely Dioecesis Sabariensis Szombathelyi egyházmegye
Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady
Location
Country	Hungary
Ecclesiastical province	Veszprém
Metropolitan	Veszprém
Statistics
Area	4,660 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 387,500 298,100 (76.9%)
Parishes	142
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady in Szombathely
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gyula Márfi
Bishops emeritus	István Konkoly Bishop Emeritus
Map
Map of Diocese
Website
Website

The Diocese of Szombathely (Latin: Dioecesis Sabariensis) is a diocese located in the city of Szombathely in the Ecclesiastical province of Veszprém in Hungary.

History

• June 17, 1777: Established as Diocese of Szombathely (German Steinamanger) from the Diocese of Veszprém and Diocese of Zagreb, Croatia. Its first bishop was John Szily (1777–99), who built the episcopal residence and the cathedral. His successor, Cardinal Franz Herzen (1799-1804), was envoy of Joseph II to the Holy See.

Leadership

• Administrator of the Diocese
  • István Császár (since 2016.07.18. -)
• Bishops of Szombathely (Roman rite)
  • Bishop András Veres (2006.06.20 - 2016.07.17.)
  • Bishop István Konkoly (1987.06.05 – 2006.06.20)
  • Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. (1975.01.07 – 1986.05.14)
  • Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. (Apostolic Administrator 1972.02.08 – 1975.01.07)
  • Bishop Sándor Kovács (1944.03.03 – 1972)
  • Archbishop József Grősz (1939.07.19 – 1943.05.07)
  • Archbishop János Mikes (1911.12.11 – 1936.11.21)
  • Bishop Cornelio Hidasy (1883.03.15 – ?)
  • Bishop Enrico Szabó (1869.11.22 – 1881)
  • Bishop Leopold Perlaki Somogy (1806.08.26 – 1822.02.20)
  • Cardinal Franziskus von Paula Herzan von Harras (1800.05.12 – 1804.06.01)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Hungary

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website